Agenda - EDC 503 Su 2014 - 2014-07-08

• Share from what you've learned so far from Ravitch
• Investigate effects of current reforms on RI schools

Activities

• (15) Opening - Education News
  • Use your personal whiteboard or Mindmup to make a mindmap of educational issues that have been in the news over the past two weeks.
  • How have you been using your PKB?
  • What questions about these events has your reading inspired? \
  • Demo: Using your PKB to reflect on events.
• (30) Discussion: Ravitch - Chapters 4-6
• (30) Overview: School Research
  • Project Page
  • Driving question
  • Communities? Schools?
  • Resource sites: Census Bureau, Kidscount
• (10) Break
• (60) Worksession - Describe a community in Rhode Island based on Evidence
  • Decide on 3 Communities
  • Use reputable websites (Census.gov and Kidscount.org) and Webclipper to collect data.
  • Write community description segments
  • Consolidate segments into community descriptions
  • Share out: Describe your community.
• (30) Update: Adopt an Issue Proposals
• (30) Introduction to Zotero
• (10) Close

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